Private means of transportation is becoming increasingly popular. A lot of people these days prefer to transport themselves in their personal vehicles. Too much dependence on private cars can lead to laziness, as well as the inability to function properly in social situations. There are quite a number of solutions, however, government incentives and counselling of individuals are possible solutions.
First and foremost, the use of public transport has dwindled over the years, as more and more people have purchased their own cars. Although, this development allows for convenience, it has robbed humans of the variety of ways to exercise, especially in this era of prolonged office hours. People no longer walk to catch a bus or the train. Furthermore, they tend to wake up late or procastinate because they drive themselves to their places of business. One way to tacke this obstacle, is the provision of state incentives for those who take public transport, in order to make it appealing to the society. For example, in Finland, the government allows fifty squats as a busfare to enable people exercise, as well as save cost. The number of people taking public transport rose by 40% after this initiative as most people found it exhilirating.
Secondly, over-reliance on private cars reduces social interaction and limits the ability of people to function well in social gatherings. The occasional conversations on the subways, at the bus stops or even whilst walking affords us a little social interaction, which is difficult to get in this digital age. Furthermore, this pattern of transport tends to breed isolation. In addition, it can worsen climate change through air pollution for exhaust fumes. To deal with this problem, people should be counselled on the importance of human-human interaction. This can be done through social media platforms and the news. For instance, in 2015, the city of London began massive adverts to encourage people to take the bus instead of their cars to foster social relations. This reduced their sucide rates by almost 15%.
In conclusion, the reliance on private cars as the main means of transportation is gaining grounds. Some of the dilemma that results from this are sedentary lifestyle and social isolation. The introduction of state incentives and counselling are ways to tackle this problems.
Private
means of transportation is becoming
increasingly
popular.
A lot of
people
these days prefer to
transport
themselves in their personal vehicles. Too much dependence on
private
cars
can lead to laziness,
as well
as the inability to function
properly
in
social
situations. There are quite a number of solutions,
however
,
government
incentives and counselling of individuals are possible solutions.
First
and foremost, the
use
of public
transport
has dwindled over the years, as more and more
people
have
purchased
their
own
cars
. Although, this development
allows
for convenience, it has robbed humans of the variety of ways to exercise,
especially
in this era of prolonged office hours.
People
no longer walk to catch a bus or the train.
Furthermore
, they tend to wake up late or
procastinate
because
they drive themselves to their places of business. One way to
tacke
this obstacle, is the provision of state incentives for those who take public
transport
, in order to
make
it appealing to the society.
For example
, in Finland, the
government
allows
fifty squats as a
busfare
to enable
people
exercise,
as well
as
save
cost. The number of
people
taking public
transport
rose by 40% after this initiative as most
people
found it
exhilirating
.
Secondly
, over-reliance on
private
cars
reduces
social
interaction and limits the ability of
people
to function well in
social
gatherings. The occasional conversations on the subways, at the bus
stops
or even whilst walking affords us a
little
social
interaction, which is difficult to
get
in this digital age.
Furthermore
, this pattern of
transport
tends to breed isolation.
In addition
, it can worsen climate
change
through air pollution for exhaust fumes. To deal with this problem,
people
should
be counselled
on the importance of human-human interaction. This can
be done
through
social
media platforms and the news.
For instance
, in 2015, the
city of London
began massive adverts to encourage
people
to take the bus
instead
of their
cars
to foster
social
relations. This
reduced
their
sucide
rates by almost 15%.
In conclusion
, the reliance on
private
cars
as the main means of transportation is gaining grounds.
Some of the
dilemma that results from this are sedentary lifestyle and
social
isolation. The introduction of state incentives and counselling are ways to tackle
this
problems.